Yotarunner
CGN Regular
- Location
- Eastern Alberta
This year has been a bit of a mess when it comes to getting out with work super busy and so much going on at home days off to hunt are hard to come by.
For this season I decided to get a custom rifle built for my adventures and am now shooting a Tikka t3 with a Ron Smith gain twist barrel in 220swift with a 1/23-1/14 twist.
This week has been nice and cold -20c (-4f) Perfect for coyote hunting and when this evenings wind called for north east winds I couldn't help myself.
After clocking out early and racing through the field at unsafe speeds I arrived at one of my favorite stands. With only 13 min of light left I let loose a few cries on a foxpro bite reed.
Not a minute into the stand my eye caught movement and sure enough 2 coyotes were trotting towards my setup. At 100 yards they stopped to look as I moved the gun into position but a quick squall got them moving. At 50 yards they caught movement once again as I brought the shotgun to bear. A quiet lip squeak was all it took and they were still coming.
Here's where it all went a little crazy. I got greedy with the prospect of a shotgun double and when the female stopped at 10 yards i began some of the worst shotgun work I have ever performed. $25 worth of hevi shot later I switched to the rifle. The male made it to the trees without offering a shot so I scooped up the rifle and ran to the hilltop to see the female making her break for the cover of trees.
Making up for my complete ineptitude with the shotgun I made a perfect 180 yard running shot and with a WHUMP she was down. Although not a textbook hunt it will be a memorable one and a great way to break in the new rifle. As a side note I found pellet holes in her ear so it's safe to say my first shot was high when I began blasting.
Here's where the female was standing looking at me as I pierced her ear.
PXL_20211216_234302622.MP by brad , on Flickr
PXL_20211216_234808238.MP by brad, on Flickr
And because I know everyone loves photos more than stories here is a few of the others I have managed to get this year. As always check out @trophy_country_coyotes for more.
PXL_20211207_232140972.MP by brad r, on Flickr
PXL_20211107_145214846.MP by brad , on Flickr
For this season I decided to get a custom rifle built for my adventures and am now shooting a Tikka t3 with a Ron Smith gain twist barrel in 220swift with a 1/23-1/14 twist.
This week has been nice and cold -20c (-4f) Perfect for coyote hunting and when this evenings wind called for north east winds I couldn't help myself.
After clocking out early and racing through the field at unsafe speeds I arrived at one of my favorite stands. With only 13 min of light left I let loose a few cries on a foxpro bite reed.
Not a minute into the stand my eye caught movement and sure enough 2 coyotes were trotting towards my setup. At 100 yards they stopped to look as I moved the gun into position but a quick squall got them moving. At 50 yards they caught movement once again as I brought the shotgun to bear. A quiet lip squeak was all it took and they were still coming.
Here's where it all went a little crazy. I got greedy with the prospect of a shotgun double and when the female stopped at 10 yards i began some of the worst shotgun work I have ever performed. $25 worth of hevi shot later I switched to the rifle. The male made it to the trees without offering a shot so I scooped up the rifle and ran to the hilltop to see the female making her break for the cover of trees.
Making up for my complete ineptitude with the shotgun I made a perfect 180 yard running shot and with a WHUMP she was down. Although not a textbook hunt it will be a memorable one and a great way to break in the new rifle. As a side note I found pellet holes in her ear so it's safe to say my first shot was high when I began blasting.
Here's where the female was standing looking at me as I pierced her ear.
PXL_20211216_234302622.MP by brad , on FlickrPXL_20211216_234808238.MP by brad, on FlickrAnd because I know everyone loves photos more than stories here is a few of the others I have managed to get this year. As always check out @trophy_country_coyotes for more.
PXL_20211207_232140972.MP by brad r, on FlickrPXL_20211107_145214846.MP by brad , on Flickr
